Can a minor get involved in Bitcoin?

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Well, the answer is yes, a minor can actually get involved in Bitcoin at a young age, but the way they got involved also depends on their age restrictions and parental guidance. And their purpose of getting involved in Bitcoin also matters, weather the focus is on learning, earnings, investing or trying to find a quick means of getting rich.

There will be younger people who join this market and some of them will become new Bitcoiners. Year by year, there will more young people who are future of the world become adaptive with new technologies including blockchain and Bitcoin so it's normal to see new forces of this industry and market are the young. Minor (the youth) now will become adult in next five or ten years and time flies very fast so don't worry about them. They will learn about Bitcoin and blockchain with time, even more easily than the elderly.
https://coin.dance/stats/age

But why a newbie cares about the minor and want to teach?
Newbies Stop Teaching When You Need To Learn.

[Faisal2202]

In as much as it doesn't require any age limit, but you must be smart, at least you should be able to read and write properly..I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but I want you all to understand that this minors are being initiated into criminal gangs to commit crimes at such age. In these criminal gang age doesn't really matters, so in Bitcoin, we should also find it suitable to let minors get involved in Bitcoin at this early age. This will help them understand that you don't have to get involved in crimes at such a young age to make money, they should be taught that money can be made through legal and legit means.

I understand your POV here, but don't you think it can backfire? Kids these days are the same as kids before. They want everything so early. There are always different kinds of them, always, and there will be. So that's out of the equation that they are going to be the same.

Therefore, we can't expect all or most of them to like BTC in a way that they will use it for their better good. What if it backfires and the ones who are involved in bad companies, know about Bitcoin and start to use it for making transactions in a way that they would never get caught, and their crime numbers will keep rising until they get caught?

Why I am saying this is because kids are sensitive to the behavior of their parents. Strict parents or any kind of parents can trigger their kids to think in a way they could never imagine, and most of the time the parents are not even the root of the problem. Some other kids might have a huge influence or something. Therefore, parents have to keep an eye on what kids are doing. They are usually doing stupid things, so BTC knowledge can backfire for a 16 year old.

But as I said, all five fingers are not the same, so for others it might not backfire. Instead, it can help them understand the whole thing at an early age, meaning they will be making their life better with an investment mindset, because the profit is not what we must seek. The idea and the knowledge we are getting is what I think should be precious.

[Luzin]

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This is very likely to happen, even in my country. It all depends on the parents who are with them. If the parents want it, then it can happen; if not, then it won’t. There are a lot of TikTok media in my country posting videos of kids doing trading. I don't fully understand it, but it seems like it’s an activity similar to what we’re discussing here. Bitcoin never asks for your age or identity, so as long as there are no legal regulations, it can happen. But if you look at it from a mental standpoint, kids really aren’t ready for dealing with Blockchain and Bitcoin Trading.

[Marvelockg]

Well, the answer is yes, a minor can actually get involved in Bitcoin at a young age, but the way they got involved also depends on their age restrictions and parental guidance. And their purpose of getting involved in Bitcoin also matters, weather the focus is on learning, earnings, investing or trying to find a quick means of getting rich.

In acquiring wealth, There's no age barrier to it. As long as you have the means of acquiring wealth, you're good to go and there are quite an handful of people that got wealthy as minor basically because they are gifted in a particular thing thing which became the advantage that gave them the chance of enjoying the kind of wealth that on a normal day, minors are not supposed to be exposed to.

In a digital age where monitization is the trending thing, you've got streamers and a lot of content creators that are minors and yet more financially stable that the older ones and the only difference is that they leveraged on the skills and talent that Thier age didn't stop them from getting.

[yudi09]

Well, the answer is yes, a minor can actually get involved in Bitcoin at a young age, but the way they got involved also depends on their age restrictions and parental guidance. And their purpose of getting involved in Bitcoin also matters, weather the focus is on learning, earnings, investing or trying to find a quick means of getting rich.

Studying or understanding technology, blockchain or how cryptographic works, doesn't require age limits, as long as your brain is capable, because at 16 a boy can be even more intelligent than someone in their twenties, so it all depends on their brain capacity. In as much as it doesn't require any age limit, but you must be smart, at least you should be able to read and write properly..I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but I want you all to understand that this minors are being initiated into criminal gangs to commit crimes at such age. In these criminal gang age doesn't really matters, so in Bitcoin, we should also find it suitable to let minors get involved in Bitcoin at this early age. This will help them understand that you don't have to get involved in crimes at such a young age to make money, they should be taught that money can be made through legal and legit means.

You may have heard that children should be taught to save money from a young age. The key point is that children need to be introduced to the concept of money starting in elementary school, and there are schools that already do this.

I support teachers in schools implementing this approach early on as a way to foster investment awareness. If they’re introduced to these concepts at an early age, then there’s no harm in introducing children to Bitcoin while they’re still young—since Bitcoin is money, albeit not in physical form. Just as the practice described above should be done with guidance—such as taking them to a bank—children also need guidance when it comes to Bitcoin.

[YOSHIE]

I know there are disadvantages, I will need y'all to list and write them down below. I'm only focus in promoting Bitcoin and the advantage of it.

Bitcoin can be used by anyone, even if they are still underage, even if they are only 10 years old, there is no prohibition on minors learning and getting to know Bitcoin, there is no harm if they want to get to know digital currency, especially now in this technological era.

What prohibits minors from getting to know Bitcoin is not the creator of Bitcoin, it is precisely the laws and regulations made by the government and official exchange platforms, generally crypto exchanges will not pass KYC for those under 18 years old, they are afraid that potential fraud will occur if without adult supervision, in general the crypto world is prone to actions that often result in victims of online fraud, Moreover, the value of Bitcoin is very fluctuating, which will certainly cause harm to minors if there is no strict supervision from parents.

But when we always supervise our underage children in studying or introducing Bitcoin as an investment digital asset, for their future, I think it is not something that should be prohibited, For me, learning Bitcoin for children is a good lesson, so that they understand technology, digital currency and so on, overall it will have a positive impact on them, of course under parental supervision at all times.

[Taricoins]

I can really remember but am sure I started gambling as a minor and it's not something that is advisable, instead of them learning the ugly side of making money, it's better we usher them in the right, especially with investment where there is a guaranteed return. They cab even be taught how to trade bitcoin with demo accounts before starting the actual trade when they have gotten the full Idea.

[pawanjain]

I believe it all depends on the person's interest whether he wants to get involved with bitcoin or not.
Besides that, a person "does not" need to own bitcoin to "get involved in bitcoin" because he can simply start learning about bitcoin whenever he wants.
He can start contributing to the bitcoin core whenever he likes and he will be involved in bitcoin without holding any.
Also, if he has good skills then he can also start selling his services online and start earning bitcoin for himself using his skills too.
The options are there right in front of us. Whether it be a minor or not, anybody can get involved in bitcoin at any point of time.

[Big Dirams]

I know there are disadvantages, I will need y'all to list and write them down below. I'm only focus in promoting Bitcoin and the advantage of it.

Bitcoin can be used by anyone, even if they are still underage, even if they are only 10 years old, there is no prohibition on minors learning and getting to know Bitcoin, there is no harm if they want to get to know digital currency, especially now in this technological era.

What prohibits minors from getting to know Bitcoin is not the creator of Bitcoin, it is precisely the laws and regulations made by the government and official exchange platforms, generally crypto exchanges will not pass KYC for those under 18 years old, they are afraid that potential fraud will occur if without adult supervision, in general the crypto world is prone to actions that often result in victims of online fraud, Moreover, the value of Bitcoin is very fluctuating, which will certainly cause harm to minors if there is no strict supervision from parents.

But when we always supervise our underage children in studying or introducing Bitcoin as an investment digital asset, for their future, I think it is not something that should be prohibited, For me, learning Bitcoin for children is a good lesson, so that they understand technology, digital currency and so on, overall it will have a positive impact on them, of course under parental supervision at all times.

Made a good point and I support your opinion, learning bitcoin at early open up our children to early understanding of digital currency and technology too. When they get to understand how the bitcoin system works during this early stage then even before they clock their old ages they would eventually have some holdings on ground with high profits already because what many people know at their adult ages was known and understood by them at their early stage so chances of success is high. 

But some parent wouldn’t agree on this or even try to support this idea because they feel bitcoin can be risky because it a volatile currency so they think easily child can make irresponsible decisions without their consent and result into regrets and this can be cause by lack of parental supervision. And we can’t truly blame some parents they don’t have the time to keep up with supervising their children so they feel some negative thoughts towards idea like this.
And we know children without parental guidance they can be dumb so they will easily make some silly decisions trying to make more money and incidentally lose everything.

[retreat]

There's no age limit when it comes to Bitcoin. Anyone can learn and understand it. But considering that minors are not yet mature enough to make good financial decisions, it's still necessary that minors are limited in whatever they do. There needs to be guidance from parents or other individuals who can make financial decisions for them, because these children are still very young, and if they are left on their own, there's a possibility they could be scammed or make financial decisions without fully understanding the risks. Therefore, there must be guidance so that these children can develop and gain a better understanding of Bitcoin.

[aib]

where is the most popular place to involve?

[Pablo-wood]

Knowledge has no age limit. The early we learn the better it is to adapt well and grow the right skill in regards to the knowledge. A child learning bitcoin at early age will make a better decision than an adult who has a lot to think of. Learning to me gets better as young age and more complex to comprehend at adulthood. If a child get good parental guidance they can help their family generate wealth that could be a strong investment portfolio

[Agbamoni]

Well, the answer is yes, a minor can actually get involved in Bitcoin at a young age, but the way they got involved also depends on their age restrictions and parental guidance. And their purpose of getting involved in Bitcoin also matters, weather the focus is on learning, earnings, investing or trying to find a quick means of getting rich.

Bitcoin has no restrictions on age, class, race, or religion. Anyone is allowed to own Bitcoin regardless of what or who they are. A minor can own Bitcoin with the help of a guardian. The guardian could be the parents, siblings, and other relatives, depending on who is always there for him. But if he is capable of handling it himself, that shouldn't be a problem.

Studying or understanding technology, blockchain or how cryptographic works, doesn't require age limits, as long as your brain is capable, because at 16 a boy can be even more intelligent than someone in their twenties, so it all depends on their brain capacity. In as much as it doesn't require any age limit, but you must be smart, at least you should be able to read and write properly..I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but I want you all to understand that this minors are being initiated into criminal gangs to commit crimes at such age. In these criminal gang age doesn't really matters, so in Bitcoin, we should also find it suitable to let minors get involved in Bitcoin at this early age. This will help them understand that you don't have to get involved in crimes at such a young age to make money, they should be taught that money can be made through legal and legit means.

I cannot agree less. The child has to be smart to own a Bitcoin without parental control. If he is not, the guardians are in a position to teach the child the basic things to know about Bitcoin, and most importantly, security.

In addition, some minors do not have a job to earn money. The money they use for investment could be money, could be a gift, tips, yeah, whatever way, and it should not be a must for them to use it to buy Bitcoin if they have other important things in their life to do. The knowledge they have is priceless.

[Ucy]

Money making shouldn't be the top reason for getting involved in Bitcoin. That's for the children.

In the matrix, it's all about money and self, which is basically what the  immature or minor will consider first. The matured in minds will consider principles, the pros and cons for society before considering self.  These are actually the kind of people who qualify to be involved in Bitcoin, otherwise, the others, due to being individualistic, will ruin the Bitcoin space, and wouldn't care much about the impact their activities have on others.
Children of the World are typically self absorbed, and will hardly have very broad view of things. They will need lots of time and education to see things like the world sees things. Besides, the world wouldn't give you the right knowledge you need to thrive in this space. Their knowledge is very limited and contrary to Bitcoin ideals.
So, the children will need the guidance of the one who is not limited by the world, a truely independent person, in order to be safely involved.


By the way, anyone who is prone to crime does not deserve independence. So, getting them involved in Bitcoin in order to escape crime is not a valid excuse

[Mpamaegbu]

Money making shouldn't be the top reason for getting involved in Bitcoin. That's for the children.

Are we then going to have a separate reason for indulging kids in Bitcoin just because they're minors while adults feel safe thinking it's cool to make money from it and minors shouldn't? That's discriminatory. Everyone in Bitcoin is in it for the profit, even if what we claim drove us to it was the technology behind it. Money and ROI is the driving force here.

If Bitcoin weren't profitable, I bet it wouldn't have been this popular today. We shouldn't make kids feel there's anything wrong in thinking about how to profit financially from Bitcoin. Children are young adults. What adults need, children are also going to need. It's just a matter of time.

[Rockstarguy]

Getting involved in Bitcoin is not about age, and anybody can choose Bitcoin. However, the most important thing is that whoever is entering Bitcoin should have good reasons for needing it and should be mature enough to understand it.

This has nothing to do with age. If an adult has no reason for needing Bitcoin, there is no need to have it because it will be of no good use in the end. The same applies to an adult who can't understand Bitcoin. This is to say age doesn’t really determine who is fit to have Bitcoin; what really matters is the level of one's understanding and how they perceive Bitcoin.

[iBaba]

Minors should be enlightened about investments, but need to come of the right age for proper action.

There are a lot of things minors can benefit from by learning about Bitcoin and getting involved with it, they don't need to invest money or raise funds just to buy Bitcoin.

What they can do is develop their knowledge and skills, then look for opportunities online related to Bitcoin. Whatever they earn from that can already be considered their investment, and I think that's a much safer way to start.

It is not really necessary for minors to start by putting money into bitcoin, they can start by learning how bitcoin works, understanding wallets, security and even developing useful skills around the crypto market which can be a good starting point for them.

If they can earn from some of those skills and save it , that can be their investment and it also teaches them something more important than just buying bitcoin, how to manage money and make good or informed decisions.

[Donk1]

Well if you noticed this recent generation thinks differently, and their brains don't work like the previous. Best to say everyone starts planning their life at the age of 19 or 20, depending on the family background. But nowadays I don't really think that's so, because if you wait that long before you start planning your life, by then you will have a lot of responsibility because you wouldn't or shouldn't be staying at your parents' house anymore. At least that's how a matured mind should be thinking. Still considering the fact that age doesn't really determine knowledge on Bitcoin or investing in Bitcoin the kid will probably still need parental guidance to go through all those phases because the crypto space can be demanding, most especially because of the rising of various scams. Still i believe limits and potential are endless until you as a person decides to put one. That's all....

[Dareo]

Studying or understanding technology, blockchain or how cryptographic works, doesn't require age limits, as long as your brain is capable, because at 16 a boy can be even more intelligent than someone in their twenties, so it all depends on their brain capacity.

Learning and investing with money are not the same thing here. Because someone of 16 years can learn Bitcoin or the mechanism of bitcoin which is 'blockchain' very well, but that does not prepare him directly for trading or investing, because he does not have a financial backup at that time.

Bitcoin will teach them patience, consistency and emotional control abilities.

It can teach, but there is also the opposite, If a teenager gets into trading or leverage in the hope of quick profits, then the same Bitcoin can also teach him to make impulsive decisions. So I think first, education and an understanding of risk, then he can have very limited financial exposure.

[AYOBA]

Everyone should have the ability to learn Bitcoin and understand it, if we truly have a passion for Bitcoin and we are quite aware of the benefits it serves the younger generation, being the leaders of tomorrow, we wouldn't hesitate to teach our children to learn Bitcoin, we should not underrate the abilities of our children when it comes to learning to acquire knowledge, because they will do even more better than we are doing today when their time comes.

Having the ability to learn about the Bitcoin is very important for those who want to be achieve the Bitcoin goal in future, yes it will good if we can make our children to learn about the Bitcoin. Because that will also help them if they can be educated about the Bitcoin, the way life is goes now a person won’t just depend on only the school certificates acquiring knowledge about the cryptocurrency is also a big achievement.